Baltimore City Council
File #: 20-0536    Version: 0 Name: Minority and Women’s Business Program - Interim Extension
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 6/15/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/26/2020
Enactment #: 20-394
Title: Minority and Women’s Business Program - Interim Extension For the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of the Minority and Women’s Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to City procurement requirements.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration), John T. Bullock
Indexes: Interim Extension, Minority-Womens Business Program
Attachments: 1. 20-0536~1st Reader, 2. BDC 20-0536, 3. Favorable 20-0536, 4. TFED Bill 20-0536 Minority and Women's Business Program - Interim Extension, 5. Agenda 20-0536, 6. Minutes - 20-0536, 7. TFED - Hearing Notes Bill 20-0536, 8. 20-0536~3rd Reader, 9. Signed Ordinance 20-0536
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
9/21/20200 Mayor Signed by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/17/20200 City Council Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/27/20200 City Council 3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/27/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended Favorably  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/23/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Meeting details Not available
7/20/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/18/20200 The City Council Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/18/20200 The City Council Refer to Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/18/20200 The City Council Refer to Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/18/20200 The City Council Refer to City Solicitor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/18/20200 The City Council Refer to Office of Employee Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/20200 City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/15/20200 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

 

                     * Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.

                     The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.

                     Introductory*

 

                     City of Baltimore

                     Council Bill          

                                                                                                                                                           

Introduced by:  The Council President

At the request of:  The Administration (Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office)      

 

                     A Bill Entitled

 

An Ordinance concerning

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Minority and Women’s Business Program - Interim Extension

For the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of the Minority and Women’s Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to City procurement requirements.

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By repealing and reordaining, without amendments

Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement

Section 28-3(a)(1)(iv)

Baltimore City Code

(Edition 2000)

 

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments

Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement

Section 28-5

Baltimore City Code

(Edition 2000)

 

Section 1.  Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

 

                     Baltimore City Code

 

                     Article 5.  Finance, Property, and Procurement

 

                     Subtitle 28.  Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises;

                     Small Local Business Enterprises

 

§ 28-3.  Legislative findings and policy.

 

(a)  Findings.

 

(1)                     The Mayor and City Council makes the findings contained in this subsection, on full consideration of:

 

. . .

 

(iv) the extensive findings of the 2014 Disparity Study, “The State of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise: Evidence from Baltimore”;

. . . .

 

§ 28-5.  Automatic termination.

 

This subtitle automatically expires on [August 31, 2020] December 31, 2021, unless the City Council, after causing an appropriate study to be undertaken, conducting public hearings, and hearing testimonial evidence, finds that the purposes identified in this subtitle have not yet been achieved, in which case this subtitle may be extended for 5 more years.

 

Section 2.  And be it further ordained, That the Mayor and City Council finds that the existing disparity study remains a valid factual predicate for the Minority and Women’s Business Program and provides sufficient legal justification for continuing the Program during the interim extension period enacted by this Ordinance.

 

Section 3.  And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

 

Section 4.  And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect when it is enacted.